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Bio-Serv offers a wide variety of enrichment products for all species. We have provided a chart below outlining species’ normal and stereo-typical behaviors and suggested enrichment solutions to promote or alleviate those behaviors. Contact our experienced staff to discuss which of our products will benefit your animals’ specific needs.
| Species |
Normal Behavior |
Sterotypical Behavior |
Bio-Serv Solutions |
Mice |
Nocturnal, Nest Building, Burrowing, Thigmotaxic, Foraging, Gnawing |
Barbering, Fighting, Food Grinding, Back Flipping, Bar Mouthing, Excessive Grooming |
Products offering opportunities for sheltering, exercising, nest building, gnawing and foraging, and edible rewards |
Rats |
Nocturnal, Nest Building, Burrowing,Thigmotaxic, Foraging, Coprophagy, Gnawing |
Barbering, Bar Mouthing, Fighting, Food Grinding, Back Flipping |
Products offering opportunities for sheltering, nest building, gnawing and foraging, and edible rewards |
Hamster |
Nocturnal, Exploratory, Food Hoarding, Gnawing, Burrowing, Foraging, Exercising Cannibalism, Fighting, Bar Mouthing |
Cannibalism, Fighting, Bar Mouthing |
Products offering opportunities for sheltering, nest building, exercising, gnawing and foraging, and edible rewards |
Gerbils |
Exploratory, Gentle, Burrowing, Gnawing, Jumping, Hind Limb Thumping, Exercising |
Scratching at Cage Corners, Aggression |
Products offering opportunities for sheltering, gnawing, burrowing and exercising |
Guinea Pig |
Foraging, Social, Vocalizing, Gnawing, Coprophagy, Hiding |
Fighting, Stampeding, Teeth Chattering, Bar Biting, Barbering |
Products offering opportunities for sheltering, gnawing and foraging, and edible treats |
Rabbit |
Crepuscular, Non-Aggressive, Exploratory, Playful, Social, Digging, Attraction to Sweets |
Aggression, Barbering, Bar Chewing, Excessive Grooming (Hair Pulling), Thumping, Cage Nosing, Repetitive Motions, Erect Tail, Grunting |
Products offering opportunities for play, noise-making and gnawing, and sweet edible treats |
Avain |
Foraging, Pecking, Exploratory, Roosting, Vocalizing, Dusting |
Aggression, Feather Pecking, Cannibalism, Excessive Fearfulness |
Products offering opportunities for pecking, exploring, and foraging |
Pigs |
Social, Rooting, Sniffing, Exploratory, Chewing, Back Scratching |
Excessive Aggression, Pacing, Chomping Jaws, Raised Hair |
Products offering opportunities for play, noise-making, rooting and chewing, and edible rewards |
Cats |
Investigative, Social, Allogrooming, Allorubbing |
Excessive Vocalization, Excessive Grooming, Pacing, Paw Shaking, Staring |
Products offering opportunities for play and scratching |
Dogs |
Exploratory, Social, Chewing |
Excessive Aggression, Excessive Barking, Pacing, Self-Biting, Excessive Grooming, Coprophagy, Spinning |
Products offering opportunities for play and manipulation, varied textures for chewing diversity, and edible rewards |
Non-Human
Primates |
Vocial, Vocalizing ,Foraging, Exploratory, Vertical Movement, Grooming |
Pacing, Back Flipping, Rocking, Self-Biting/Injury, Head Banging, Hair Plucking, Feces Painting |
Products offering opportunities for creative play and manipulation, foraging, exploration and gnawing, and edible rewards |
Please contact us with your dietary nutritional and research
specifications. We welcome the opportunity to work with you.
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